Mercer County Medical Society Elects Officers at Banquet
Dr. R R Stuart of Bluefield named president of Mercer County Medical Society after a banquet at the West Virginian hotel attended by about forty. Dr. Frank Holroyd of Athens is vice president. Drs. St Clair and Steele reelected secretary and treasurer. Dr. Markell elected censor. Dr. King and Dr. Holroyd assume additional terms. Delegates to state meeting chosen with alternates named. Ladies auxiliary discussed but no decision. Yuletide decorations featured. first 191? meeting planned at Memorial building in Princeton.
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R. R. Stuart
Bluefield
Mercer County Medical Society
West Virginian Hotel
Frank Holroyd
Athens
Charles T. St. Clair Jr
Harry G. Steele
Stuart
Fairmont
Uriah Vermillion
I. J. Markell
Princeton
T. B. Vass
Pp. R. Fox
Charles Spencer
Francis Barret
Bill Saunders
Nelson
Nighthawks
Mise T. E. Vass
Judge rules motorist exam without consent unconstitutional
Cincinnati judge halted the trial of Roy Frank when medical evidence of intoxication was introduced without consent. Judge George Weller held that testing a motorist for intoxication before arrest violates constitutional rights and that using such self test testimony to charge is illegal.
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Cincinnati
Munici
George Weller
Ohio
General Hospital
Roy Frank
Weller
Officials investigate Meade case find no clue
Paintsville Kentucky officials probing the slaying of Hobart Mead 33 auditor of First National Bank report no breakthrough. Authorities said Sunday night’s case remains unsolved as they pursue leads in the mysterious killing. The bank official’s death has stunned the community and drew state police attention.
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Paintsville
Hobart Mead
First National Bank
Slain Auditor Mead Found. Authorities Seek Clues
Sheriff Frank Adams said no new clue emerged in the Mead murder case. Ora Slater, Cincinnati detective, continued efforts but had not notified of any breakthrough. Mead’s body was found slumped in his car three miles south by a search party led by his wife after he missed church. Funeral and burial services were held locally yesterday.
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Frank Adams
Ora Slater
Cincinnati
Mead
Here
Constable Held After Shooting at Ambulance in Huntington
Huntington West Virginia district constable I H Totten was ordered held for grand jury action after a hearing before a local justice of the peace. The charges stem from the ambush of an ambulance on December 10.
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Huntington
W. Va
I. H. Totten
Justice of the Peace
Constable Charged in Burned-Body Coach Shooting
Fred Cook, an ambulance driver, testified Totten fired several shots at the funeral coach carrying the body of a five year old Huntington girl who died of burns. Another constable Thurmond Rice had a similar charge dismissed. Totten stood by the roadside and fired. Cook was not injured.
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Thurmond Rice
Fred Cook
Totten
Huntington
Cook
Milne Describes Kidwaper Gang Activity Details
Milne recounts his kidnapping at a farmhouse where abductors blindfolded him and removed his watch. He says the first needle was injected on Sunday, with about 25 needle marks on his right arm. He refused to write to his grandfather and recalls being driven away after two men entered the house. Archeologists note Sahara was once a populous region.
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Milne
Philadephia
State booze profits near a million for seven months
Charleston report shows liquor commission profits totaling $927,019.14 since May 9 with November at $ AIS. 50.90 and December expected to be the biggest month. Auditor R. E. Kelley notes increasing sales across 71 stores and 40 agencies, with a plan to build a $1 million reserve and repay a $500,000 loan.
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Charleston
W. Va
Liquor Commission
R. E. Kelley
Professional checker player misses city exhibition engagement
William F. Ryan of New York City, a professional checker player and instructor, failed to appear for a YMCA exhibition in the city drawing a large crowd. He was also scheduled to perform in Russell, Kentucky, on Monday and Tuesday, but did not show there either, prompting a YMCA secretary to contact Russell for information.
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William F. Ryan
New York City
Ryan
Russell
L. E B. Moore
Inquest Hints at Monoxide Murder in Star's Death
The 30 year old actress who shared a garage with West was found dead and the inquiry suggested the death seemed accidental. A district attorney investigator was ordered to pursue rumors that Mise Todds beach cafe planned to permit gambling and may have angered pro gamblers.
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Star
West
Mise Todd
Ethiopian front battles near Aksum reported by Ayale
Dedjaz Ayale, commander of the Ethiopian army, claims a major engagement near Aksum with Italian forces. Haile Selassie at Dessye relayed the dispatch as Italians hold Aksum. A high official says the negus has ordered a strategic retreat of northern forces. Southward, columns move toward Italian positions.
Soldiers' Bonus Debates and Related Measures Prominent
The report lists issues under consideration including a regular fleet, a public works bill, ship subsidies, war profits, railroad pensions, farm refinancing, potato control, social security adjustments for private plans, NRA contract compliance, and the Walsh bill. Miners in Charleston will undergo statehouse tests over two days to earn men’s certificates. Canton China imports exceed a million dollars in old and over-issue newspapers mainly from the United States.
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NRA
Charleston
W. Va
Statehouse
Mining Department
N. P. Rhinehart
Canton
China
United States
Overcoat Stolen From Raleigh Hotel Lobby
Willie Phillips of Bluefield Shoe Company reported a $30 overcoat stolen yesterday from the Raleigh hotel lobby, according to a police complaint filed with city authorities.
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Willie Phillips
Bluefield Shoe Company
Raleigh
British coal miners threaten general strike in January
British miners vote 478000 to 28000 to issue strike notices aimed at securing a nationwide wage increase. Notices to be issued January 13 or 20, expiring January 27, risking a countrywide halt in coal production unless owners grant a raise. Prime Minister Baldwin faces crisis amid broader political turmoil after Hoare's resignation.
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London
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Sim Samuel Hoare
Mine Workers Federation
Federation
Baby Restored to Servant Girl Mother in Court Victory
The St. Louis Court of Appeals denied a rehearing in Miss Anna Ware case and ordered the infant turned over to Nellie Tipton Muench, a Pennsylvania servant girl. The military-like dispute centered on claims of adoption and maternity with the court upholding Ware’s status and rejecting Muench’s claim.
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St. Louis
Anna Ware
Muench
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